Blue Shark Bonanza! Plus more

In a first for our company and in Captain Devin's experience in the Santa Barbara channel, we saw over 20 BLUE SHARKS on today’s trip!

Old timers tell tales of seeing so many blue sharks in the channel that you could practically walk across them to the islands. In modern times, gill netting and long lining practices have taken a toll on the blue sharks populations; we rarely see them on our trips anymore.

To see over 20 is impressive and speaks to the resilient nature of our oceans. Who’s to say what caused this abnormal aggregation of sharks on today’s trip, but maybe it’s a sign for a hopeful recovery of this once-abundant species!

We also encountered 2 minke whales and 1 gray whale.

Until Next Time,

The SBWW Crew